57F, a little rainy. Did the ol' work 5k again this year but got my butt kicked. Surprisingly, I had the same AP on my Garmin as last year (5:49), but had a faster time - I think they moved the finish line up a bit, so it measured more like a real 5k (3.14 miles on my watch).
After the normal shakeout in the first mile (5:51) I was already way back from several people. Mile 2 was 5:47 and I was still in 6th, but 3 guys were coming back to me. Got two of them early on in the 3rd mile and sat behind the other guy until maybe the 2.7 mark or so...then put on a furious (uphill) sprint, which I knew I had absolutely no chance to sustain through the line, but it dissuaded the guy from trying to match it. So mile 3 was 5:47 and the last 0.14 was only 5:57 pace on the watch...obviously I was completely destroyed by the early kick and flailing around wildly, but it worked, so I'm good with it.
Anyway, not bad! But geez, I don't know if I'll do this one again next year...I mean, who wants to compete in a race if it's going to be competitive?
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